Metamorphis Monday – Repurposed Pictures

Welcome to Metamorphis Monday......


Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit.  Another thank you to Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for hosting this fun party again this week. 


Some time last year I purchased these two pictures on clearance for $3.97 each at one of my all time favorite stores, Kirklands.  OK, maybe it was it was a little longer that a year..........  Anyway, I liked the frames, but was not so much loving the pictures of the flowers, especially since they each had a month printed on them (top left hand corner on each one of them). 

 See, they were really $3.97, you just cannot walk away from that!!  That really is a steal....

I thought they would be great to use or repurpose for something else.  So, I added these to the never ending many, many, many outstanding projects that I currently have going on!!  Jeez, please tell me I am not the only one that takes so long to complete & finish a project? 

So.... recently I changed my bedroom furniture up a bit, it used to look like this:

 Now, it looks like this:

I thought that the wall above the bed & lamps was looking a little bare, and searched the stores for something to put above the lamps, but absolutely no luck!  So then, I remembered these frames that I purchased and decided to finally create something out of them. 


I went over to one of my other favorite stores, Hobby Lobby, and bought some scrapbook paper, two little crosses, and went to town creating new pictures. 

I simply cut down the scrapbook paper to fit in the picture area, Mod Podged it down, and hot glued the crosses down.  Violla.......... 

 The flash on my camera makes the frames look a bit more goldy than they actually are....

Here is the finished project hung up.  I really am satisfied with my final project, it adds something to the wall, and does not make it look to cluttered. 


Can you spot two sleepy dogs in this picture, one stands out a little bit more than the other......

Again, thank you to Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for hosting.   She hosts Metamorphis Monday every week if you are interested in particpating, or if  you want to see some really great projects. Please stop by and pay this talented lady a visit.

Have a fabulous week!!

Nicole~

 

Metamorphis Monday – Skeleton Keys

Greetings & Welcome to Metamorphasis Monday!!

For Christmas I received some skeleton keys as an embellishment on my Christmas gift from my aunt. She knew I had been on the hunt for some. So sweet of her!!  My original idea was to place them in a shadow box, but then I changed my mind when I was going through my drawers this weekend and found these frames.....

About a year ago, OK, maybe longer!! I took a couple of outdated frames & primed them with the intention of painting them another color. Well, I am not sure what happened but they have been sitting in one of my many project drawers all this time!!

I painted the frame an oil rubbed bronze color that I had on hand, and then placed a piece of scrap book paper on the backing of the frame. I decided this project needed a bow, so I placed my skeleton keys in a ribbon, tied a bow & hot glued it all down.   And, this is what I came up with:

The cost -- Absolutely free!!! I had all the materials already on hand, and now I have a new cute decoration for my home office.

Please stop by to link up with our gracious hostess, Susan at Between Naps on the Porch to take a glance at all of the other fabulous creations.

Have a wonderful Monday.

Nicole~

Metamorphis Monday – Napkin Holder

Hello & welcome to Metamorphasis Monday.

As I was going through all of my Christmas things I found these adorable snowmen napkins that had never been opened. Since I will be having company for the upcoming holiday, I thought they would be precious to display & to use.

My only problem was I could not find anything to put them in. Then, I remembered a gold metal basket that I had placed in my garage sale pile.

I did not at all like the gold color for my napkin display.  Luckily I had just enough Heirloom White spray paint left in the can to complete & transform this small project.  So, I painted the basket & added just a bit of glaze.

And, here she is all dressed & ready for display:

Thanks for paying me a visit & seeing my project.  It really is amazing how something so small can be transformed into a new treasure.  I now can use this basket for so many things, and to think I was going to put it in a garage sale!!!

Please stop by to link up with our fabulous hostess Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for all of the details, and to see all of the other party participants.

Have a wonderful Monday.

Nicole~

Metamorphis Monday – Potting Bench/Buffet/Bar

Hello, and welcome to Metamorphasis Monday. I am very excited about this post because it means that I am actually finished with one of my many, many ongoing projects!! I only have about 357 more to go!! And, it is also hand made by my father & me!!

Actually, this project started this past November. I had the idea that I wanted a piece of furniture that served dual purposes outside. Its first purpose would serve as a potting bench by day, and its second purpose would be a bar/buffet for evening entertaining.

So, I gathered up a few ideas and pictures to show my dad, because he would be helping me with this little project. Bare with me, I have lots of pictures to show you!!

Here are the materials that were purchased to use for the project:

I got these at Hobby Lobby, not Kohl's.... I just used the bag to protect the gravel from the varnish that I applied to the wrought iron.

So, my dad was the engineer of this project, and I was the designer/supervisor. But, I did help construct it with him. I cut the fence post, but not not the timbers, I was to chicken to do that (they were to thick for the saw). The below picture was taken after we constructed it & I varnished it.

I grouted it & the grout would not set! I thought it was because it was to cool outside, it was January or February. But, the real problem was that I was using the premixed grout, and it was just not suitable for outdoors. So, it sat like this for a couple of months until I grouted it again with the correct grout.

So, after making a few trim pieces, grouting the tile & adding the wrought iron pieces you have the final project complete!! Here it is as a potting bench:

AND, here it is as a bar/buffet:

Thank you for stopping by & seeing my project.

Susan at Between Naps on the Porch is hosting this wonderful transformation party. I now encourage you to head over to Susan's place to see more great transformations.

Nicole~

Metamorphis Monday – Laundry Room Part II

Hello everyone, welcome to Metamorphasis Monday. Our hostess for today is Susan over at Between Naps on the Porch. Stop by to visit Susan for all of the details, and to see all of the other participants.

Now, brace yourselves before looking at the following laundry room pictures....... These photos were taken when I first purchased my house last year.

YIKES!!!

ICK!!

Now, do not worry, I got rid of that horrible paint color prior to moving into the house. But, I did leave the cabinets unpainted until a couple of weeks ago. Since I painted the cabinets I decided to add a few more decorations to the room. So, I took all of these materials I had on hand, and went forward with my plan.

Oops, I forgot, I did buy this curtain panel. But, as you can see it was sort of boring.....

I simply added a little fringe I had on hand to give it a bit of life.

You ask why do I have a curtain panel in my laundry room/closet??? To hide all of this stuff:

Now that I think of it, I have several metamorphosis projects going on here. When I was looking around my house for decorations I came across this little picture.

After a paint job, scrapbook paper & a post card I picked up on Martha's Vineyard a couple of years ago, I came up with this:

I am not loving the pink in the picture, so I will change it out later. Here is another little project I added to the room:

Some left over scrapbook paper from a previous project, a lone picture frame & an initial leads to this:

I also made some panels to hide all of the cords & hoses behind the washer & dryer with some material I have had for years.

Do you remember I had a couple of previous posts about a certain lamp obsession I have??? I even have one in the laundry room!!!

There you have it, my improved laundry room!! With all of the projects I have done in this room I have added a little extra space in the cabinets, hidden the ugly hot water heater & stuff that I do not use on a daily basis & made it a bit prettier!!!

Do not forget to stop by Between Naps on the Porch to see other transformations that people have made!!

Nicole~